Weather or Not: God Exists

I am agnostic. That does not mean I do not believe in God—it means I acknowledge that I cannot know for sure. I have faith, but I also admit that there is no clear, definitive proof. I simply live with the understanding that some things may be true even if they cannot be proven. I believe in God, but I do not pretend to have all the answers. I want to make it clear—I believe in God, but I do not know whether or not God exists.

Right now, many families in Texas are grieving after devastating floods. Children and adults are missing. Lives have been lost. If prayer offers even a small piece of strength to those families or anyone else affected, it is not useless. It matters. I see many social media posts with prayers. I also see direct replies about God not existing. I do not understand why people have the need to make those type of comments. It really is confusing why some people feel the need to declare, loudly and often, that God does not exist—especially during times of crisis and tragedy. It is like there is a fire raging, and people are trying to put it out with a water hose. But then others are standing by and saying, “That water hose doesn’t have enough pressure. It won’t help.”

Who cares? The fire is still there. The water is still flowing. The effort to help is real and matters. Whether or not someone believes the hose has enough pressure is irrelevant; the people are helping the best way they can. When you only offer criticism, you offer nothing. If you cannot be helpful—just keep moving.

The fire and hose analogy makes sense to me. Praying is sometimes all you can do to help. Maybe some find prayer useless, but it is not hurting anyone if someone wants to pray. Faith is about trusting in something far beyond what you can see or measure. It is about holding onto hope, even if everything seems broken or unfair. You can have faith without having all the answers. Prayer is about faith in God. When you pray, you know that He is listening, and that He can act—even if you do not see immediate results.

When people insist God does not exist, it often comes from a place of anger, pain, or fear. They want to lash out because they do not understand or something has hurt them. Their denial does not erase what many others, including myself, live by every day—the experience of God’s presence, strength, and mercy. Even in silence, even in pain, I pray because I have faith He is still there and my words matter to Him.

To me, it makes no sense to attack someone that is offering comfort and help to those in need. If you do not believe, that is your choice. I do not understand why you chose to tear down what gives others peace and hope. It is your free will if you genuinely believe God does not exist, but it adds nothing to the conversation to offer your opinion.

That is the point of this post. I am not trying to convince anyone to believe in God—although it costs nothing. I am just asking for basic decency. If you do not believe, keep scrolling. Let people pray. Let people find comfort in what brings them strength. Not everything needs your comment. Maybe next time you see a post with prayers, you will think twice before trying to tear it down. Just let people grieve, hope, or believe in peace.

Prayers for everyone affected by the floods in Texas and other devastating events. 🙏

Ecclesiastes 11:5

“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.